wheel Seat Arona 2019 User Guide

Operation
Using the multifunction steering
wheel Fig. 127
Right side of multifunction steering
wheel : buttons t
o the menus and inf ormativ
e in-
dications on the instrument panel. As long as a priority 1

Operation
Operating the audio, telephone and navigation system with voice control Fig. 128
Controls on the steering wheel. Applies to vehicles with analogue instrument panel
Button
RadioMedia (except AUX) AUXTelephone* Navigation*
A Turn
Turn volume up/down. You do
not need to be in audio mode
(radio). Turn volume up/do
wn. You do
not need to be in audio mode
(media). Turn volume up/down. Y
ou do
not need to be in audio mode
(media). Turn volume up/down. Y
ou do
not need to be in telephone
mode. T
urn announcement volume
up/down. You do not need to
be in navigation mode but
ther e has t

o be an announce-
ment active when you adjust
the volume.
A Press
Mute volume.
Mute volume.Mute volume.Mute incoming call.Mute the current navigation
announcement.
B a)
Activate/deactivate voice control.
This function can be used from any mode (audio, media, navigation, assistants, v
ehicl

e status, travel data). When the system is in telephone mode this button

Instruments and warning/control lamps
Operating the audio, telephone and navigation system without voice control Fig. 129
Controls on the steering wheel. Button
RadioMedia (except AUX) AUXTelephone* Navigation*
A Turn
Turn volume up/down. You do
not need to be in audio mode
(radio). Turn volume up/do
wn. You do
not need to be in audio mode
(media). Turn volume up/down. Y
ou do
not need to be in audio mode
(media). Turn volume up/down. Y
ou do
not need to be in telephone
mode. T
urn announcement volume
up/down. You do not need to
be in navigation mode but
ther e has t

o be an announce-
ment active when you adjust
the volume.
A Press
Mute volume.
Mute volume.Mute volume.Mute incoming call.Mute the current navigation
announcement.
B a)

Start and driving
Electronic differential lock (EDS)* The EDL operates along with the ABS in vehi-
cles equipped with Electronic St
abilit
y Con-
trol (ESC)*.
EDL helps the vehicle to start moving, accel-
erate and climb a gradient in slippery condi-
tions where this may otherwise be difficult or
even impossible.
It uses the ABS sensors to monitor the speed
of the driven wheels.
At speeds of up to approximately 80 km/h
(50 mph), it is able to balance out differences
in the speed of the driven wheels of approxi-
mately 100 rpm/min caused by a partially
slippery road surface. It does this by braking
the wheel which has lost traction and distrib-
uting more driving force to the other driven
wheel via the differential.
To prevent the disc brake of the braking
wheel from overheating, the EDL cuts out au-
tomatically if subjected to excessive loads.
The vehicle will continue to function normally
without EDL. For this reason, the driver is not
informed that the EDL has been switched off.
The EDL will switch on again automatically
when the brake has cooled down. Control lamp
A malfunction in the EDL is indicated by the
ESC control lamp 

. Take the vehicle to a
specialised workshop as soon as possible. WARNING

Start and driving
Electronic torque management
(XDS)* When taking a curve, the driveshaft differen-
tial mechanism allows the outer wheel t
o t
urn
at a higher speed than the inner wheel. In this
way, the wheel that is turning faster (outer
wheel) receives less drive torque than the in-
ner wheel. This may mean that in certain sit-
uations the torque delivered to the inner
wheel is too high, causing the wheels to spin.
On the other hand, the outer wheel is receiv-
ing a lower drive torque than it could transmit.
This causes an overall loss of lateral grip on
the front axle, resulting in understeer or
“lengthening” of the trajectory.
The XDS system can detect and correct this
effect via the sensors and signals of the ESC.
Via the ESC, the XDS will brake the inside
wheel and counter the excess driving torque
of that wheel. This means that the driver

Driving
Engaging gears with the tiptronic
mode* Fig. 221
Centre console: changing gear with
tiptr onic Fig. 222
Steering wheel: automatic gearbox
l e v
ers The tiptronic gives the driver the option to
change gears manually. Changing gear manually with the selector
l
e
ver
It is possibl e t
o change to tiptronic mode,
both when the vehicle is stopped and while
driving.

Driving
throttle, the gearbox will shift down to a lower
gear , depending on r
oad speed and engine
speed. The upshift t o the ne
xt higher gear is
del
ayed until the engine reaches maximum
rpm. WARNING
Please note that if the road surface is slip-
pery or wet, the kick-down f eat

ure could
cause the driving wheels to spin, which
could result in skidding. Launch control program
 Valid for vehicles: with Launch-Control/6-
Speed DSG with diesel engines superior to 125
kW and petr
ol engines superior t

o 140 kW.
The Launch control programme enables
maximum acceleration.
Condition: the engine must have reached op-
erating temperature and the steering wheel
must not be turned.
The engine speed for launch-control is differ-
ent on petrol and diesel engines. To use the
launch-control you must disconnect the anti-
slip regulation (ASR) through the Easy Con-
nect system menu

Driving
thereby causing a small turn of the wheel in
the corr ect dir
ection t o av
oid skidding

Driver assistance systems
pressing the clutch, accelerator or moving
the wheel.

Driving
Using the blind spot detector (BSD)
with parking assist ant (RC
TA) Activating and deactivating the blind spot
detector (BSD) with parking assistant
(RC T
A)
The blind spot detector with parking assistant
can be switched on and off by accessing the
Assistance systems menu on the dash
panel display using the steering wheel con-
trols. If the vehicle is equipped with a multi-
function camera, it can also be accessed by
means of the driver assistance systems key
located on the main beam headlight lever.
Open the Assistants menu.